Theaceae Mirbel. Common name: Tea Family.
With a more circumscribed definition (excluding Pentaphylacaceae), a family of about 9 genera and 200-450 species, trees and shrubs, of primarily tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds.
References: Li et al. (2019); Prince (2009) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009); Prince & Parks (2001); Stevens, Dressler, & Weitzman In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Zhang et al. (2022). Show full citations.
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© Jay Horn | Gordonia lasianthus source | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Stewartia malacodendron | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Weakley | Camellia source | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Gordonia lasianthus | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Stewartia | Original Image ⭷
© Paul Marcum | Franklinia source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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